"Colorado has few homegrown talents, Tulowitzki being one, and he's the team's most talented player. In O'Dowd's 13 seasons, he's picked Jeff Francis, Ian Stewart, Chris Nelson, Tulo, Greg Reynolds and a whole bunch of other guys that have yet to pan out at the major league level. Of those, only Tulo is a star, the rest are middle-of-the-pack at best at their respective position. "

"When giant stretches of much-needed roads are closed, people panic, looking for ways to get to their destination. If they were like me, one dead end led to another, and another and so-on until there were lengthy backups and people driving like maniacs to get around town."

"Gary's given me more than I could ever repay him for – the knowledge of how to fly fish, the locations of where to fly fish and the confidence to go out and do it well – and all I've given him in repayment is camaraderie."

Masai Ujiri was a young man when he was hired, and was paid the lowest salary in the NBA. While he taught us that was no indicator of success, it seems as if Josh Kroenke may have done something similar with the hiring of Tim Connelly.